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EPA: Playing in beach sand bigger health risk than ocean itself
L.A. NOWTake warning, beachgoers: That carefully built sand castle could turn out to be a real pain in the gut. Digging and playing in beach sand puts people at higher risk of getting sick than swimming or sunbathing, according to a...... -
Council District 15: Harbor Gateway, the city on a shoestring
Opinion L.A.Tie two shoelaces together at the ends with a granny knot and you're left with something shaped very much like Harbor Gateway, which links the northern and southern parts of Los Angeles' Council District 15. The odd contours are not...... -
Mexico City and suburbs scrambling to solve trash crisis
World NowMexico City, trash, dump: Nearly two months after it officially closed one of the largest trash dumps in the world, Mexico City's government and dozens of its suburban counterparts are scrambling to remake plans to solve a garbage crisis that apparently... -
Consumer Confidential: 'Lorax' rakes in green; bogus fish sales
Here's your walk-like-an-Egyptian Wednesday roundup of consumer news from around the Web:
--How do you sell merchandise for a green movie? With green businesses, of course. The Lorax, perhaps the most famous anti-industrial crusader from children's...Tags: Punishment, Foods and Beverages, Fines, Literature, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
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Honda calls Civic lawsuit ruling 'radical,' prepares appeal
Except for saying that it will appeal, American Honda Motor Co. has kept from talking about its loss in a high-profile Civic hybrid lawsuit over fuel economy claims.
But now the automaker has issued a statement outlining why it believes a Torrance...Tags: Justice System, Lawyers, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Chrysler Group LLC, Laws
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FDA finds low levels of fungicide in orange juice concentrate
Trace levels of the fungicide carbendazim were discovered in domestic orange juice samples, the Food and Drug Administration reported Thursday. But the FDA said the levels pose no safety risk, and the orange juice will not be recalled.
FDA spokeswoman...Tags: Salmonella Infection, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Food and Drug Administration, Environmental Politics, Matt Stevens
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Supreme Court critical of EPA wetland order against Idaho couple
Nation NowThe Supreme Court gave a sympathetic hearing Monday to an Idaho couple who were threatened with fines of up to $75,000 a day from the Environmental Protection Agency for starting to build a home near a pristine mountain lake. If an ordinary homeowner... -
EPA beach pollution rules allow 1 in 28 to get sick
This post has been corrected, as indicated below.Proposed new beach pollution regulations from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, meant to protect public health, instead would continue to allow lots of people to get sick, according to the Natural Resources Defense Council, or NRDC. The EPA...Tags: Religion and Belief, Beaches, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Water, Natural Resources
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Obama's not Kenyan. He's (gasp) European
Opinion L.A.President Obama may not be a Kenyan, but according to Mitt Romney, he’s something worse -- a European.... -
Columbus salami factory fined $700,000 for ammonia leak
Salami with Pinot Grigio: good pair. Salami with more than 400 pounds of leaked ammonia: not quite as tasty, as Columbus Foods continues to discover.
The company – which makes salami, deli meats and cheeses for sale at retailers such as Albertsons,...Tags: Punishment, Fines, Companies and Corporations, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Environmental Politics
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Texas' emissions top EPA list
Texas likes to brag that it’s big. Turns out that it’s a big emitter of greenhouse gases, too. A new federal database shows that in 2010 the Lone Star State’s power plants and refineries sent 294 million metric tons of greenhouse...Tags: Global Warming, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Environmental Politics, Environmental Issues, Global Warming
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Agreement reached over illegal dumping in Ventura County creek
L.A. NOWA Ventura County contractor and his company will pay $225,000 for illegal dumping in a creek that feeds into a large coastal estuary, officials said Tuesday....
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